Around 220,000 people are trapped in “scam centres” in Cambodia and Myanmar, forced to coerce strangers into handing over money online. @drslazarus.bsky.social describes how economics, politics, organised crime and global business support this horrifying industry. blogs.lse.ac.uk/businessrevi...

How technology and "work from anywhere" employment policies are reversing the brain drain. blogs.lse.ac.uk/businessrevi...

British teachers use EdTech extensively. But the sector is largely unregulated and how it is used differs hugely. What do children think? Ahead of an event at LSE on 12 February this blog introduces the findings of the Better EdTech Futures for Children project. blogs.lse.ac.uk/businessrevi...

New apps driven by artificial intelligence are giving informal workers in Mexico access to healthcare, social security and financial services blogs.lse.ac.uk/businessrevi...

Historically America has pursued three aims: supporting political alliances; building an international trade system that serves its interests; and unilateralism. Donald Trump has placed unilateralism above alliance-based and international economic co-operation. blogs.lse.ac.uk/businessrevi...

Your brand’s chatbot is building a reputation. Not with customers. With other chatbots. blogs.lse.ac.uk/businessrevi...

Google's Fabien Curto Millet explains his scepticism that technology is harming labour markets and offers advice to young people entering the AI-economy. blogs.lse.ac.uk/businessrevi...

Valuations are increasingly driven by FOMO and optimistic growth narratives rather than sustainable financial fundamentals. blogs.lse.ac.uk/businessrevi...

Closer relations between Canada and China will be mutually beneficial. But the two countries will have to tread a careful line not to irritate America. blogs.lse.ac.uk/businessrevi...

Not for the first time the British public was able to predict the latest inflation much more accurately than the Bank of England’s policymakers. blogs.lse.ac.uk/businessrevi...

Bosses are paid handsomely not because they refuse to work hard without the carrot of an extra yacht, but because they wish to be recognised for a job well done blogs.lse.ac.uk/businessrevi...

Companies are under pressure to communicate their climate strategies. But new analysis reveals a growing distance between what they say about the energy transition and what they currently deliver. blogs.lse.ac.uk/businessrevi...

Rather than taking jobs away, automation in British factories is linked to higher employment. blogs.lse.ac.uk/businessrevi...

Why don’t more employees own and control the companies they work for? blogs.lse.ac.uk/businessrevi...

“R-star” does not merely describe the economy. It participates in shaping it. blogs.lse.ac.uk/businessrevi...

The failure of large-scale strategy initiatives is usually blamed on the execution of the project rather than the integrity of the idea. This assumption is intuitively appealing but empirically weak. blogs.lse.ac.uk/businessrevi...

Standard development models assume that technological leadership is the preserve of high-income economies. China broke this pattern. blogs.lse.ac.uk/businessrevi...

New research shows that industry is surprisingly willing to initiate and fund basic research, even when immediate commercial applications are unclear. blogs.lse.ac.uk/businessrevi...

"Jensen Huang pivoted Nvidia overnight from gaming to AI, and that gamble paid off." NEW✨ Read an interview with Stephen Witt about his book The Thinking Machine @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social, a deep dive into the towering microchip company Nvidia, the man behind it, and the future of #AI.

Securing social stability and reviving a devastated economy are among challenges faced by Donald Trump and a Trump-compliment regime in Caracas. blogs.lse.ac.uk/businessrevi...

Artificial intelligence creates goods that do not behave like anything classical economics textbooks describe. This shift challenges business models, public administration and tax systems. The gains, and the risks, are significant. And governments are unprepared. blogs.lse.ac.uk/businessrevi...

Business leaders, not machines, remain accountable for how decisions are made and executed. When something goes wrong, explanations that begin with “the algorithm…” do not go down well. blogs.lse.ac.uk/businessrevi...

Donald Trump risks undermining the independence of the Fed and forcing American inflation up. Meanwhile the Bank of England’s QT policy and Britain’s trade union movement are pushing inflation to opposite directions. blogs.lse.ac.uk/businessrevi...

Your favourite blogs on LSE Business Review this year included the global pursuit of sovereign AI, Africa’s drone industry and the benefits of universities. Thank you all for reading. blogs.lse.ac.uk/businessrevi...

Effective communication is not just an art, but also science. blogs.lse.ac.uk/businessrevi...

Many companies are committed to recruiting a “perfect fit” for their teams. But is the hunt realistic, or even necessary? blogs.lse.ac.uk/businessrevi...

For investors in particular this provides an additional lens for evaluating firms. blogs.lse.ac.uk/businessrevi...

As carbon-intensive industries are replaced by greener ones, what will happen to workers’ wages? blogs.lse.ac.uk/businessrevi...

Policy credibility itself has become a binding constraint on business strategy. And Britain’s disastrous “mini-budget” provides a textbook example. blogs.lse.ac.uk/businessrevi...

From NASA to global banks, some of the most serious failures share a cause: organisational silos blogs.lse.ac.uk/businessrevi...

In effect, polluted air functions as a highly regressive tax on labour, reducing earnings precisely among those who are least able to bear the loss. blogs.lse.ac.uk/businessrevi...

Of the four largest central banks, three have failed to turn climate rhetoric into action. blogs.lse.ac.uk/businessrevi...

Vinted shifts logistics to consumers, while Momox centralises and industrialises the process. blogs.lse.ac.uk/businessrevi...

How did China become a leading global innovator? And how significantly do its achievements threaten American hegemony? blogs.lse.ac.uk/businessrevi...

Corporate innovation requires political and tactical skills, not just creative insight, to negotiate organisational structures. blogs.lse.ac.uk/businessrevi...

The exclusion of neurodivergent people is bad for the workforce. Employers who blame stutters on anxiety risk overlooking talent, reinforcing inequity and excluding capable individuals. blogs.lse.ac.uk/businessrevi...

Stablecoins demonstrate, often more clearly than their critics intend, that the singleness of money is not a naturally occurring equilibrium but a constructed one. blogs.lse.ac.uk/businessrevi...

Part of the international market would probably continue avoiding soy sourced from recently deforested areas. But some markets, including China, could meet its ballooning demand through production that does not meet current standards. blogs.lse.ac.uk/businessrevi...

#ClimateChange and geopolitical tensions increasingly interact, compounding risks that can amplify shocks to banks and financial stability. Martina Menegat and @apsmolenska.bsky.social @granthamlse.bsky.social explain why banks should embrace tools developed for climate risks on @lsebr.bsky.social

The rhetoric of a “nuclear renaissance” is powerful, evoking a return to industrial confidence and scientific progress. But the real test lies in delivery. blogs.lse.ac.uk/businessrevi...

"Mission" is out and "purpose" is in. How a statement of why a company was brought into existence contrasts with one about what it intends to accomplish. blogs.lse.ac.uk/businessrevi...

During the pandemic businesses in Britain were shut for months. Contracted staff could be sent home or furloughed. But freelancers and gig workers found their incomes disappear overnight. That took a huge financial and psychological toll. blogs.lse.ac.uk/businessrevi...

How much impact do the educational choices made by young people have on future careers? Chiara Cavaglia and @sandramcnally.bsky.social analyse how the Great Recession influenced the education young people chose and what those decisions have meant for their careers. blogs.lse.ac.uk/businessrevi...

#COP30 is underway in Belém, & as the climate crisis worsens, pressure is on states to make progress in negotiations. Below, read a thread of research-led commentary on what's at stake🧵🌏👇 First, Manjana Milkoreit @sthlmresilience.bsky.social on climate tipping points for @lseeuroppblog.bsky.social

A company board designed for yesterday’s reality can quickly become a future liability. As a company matures, its strategic challenges change. And so too should its leadership. blogs.lse.ac.uk/businessrevi...

Ahead of #COP30 in Belém Anna Beswick at the @granthamlse.bsky.social presents new research from the @zcralliance.bsky.social quantifying how much the private sector can contribute to financing climate resilience blogs.lse.ac.uk/businessrevi...

Should companies use performance pay for remote workers? Uwe Jirjahn (University of Trier) and Cinzia Renzo @uniofbrighton.bsky.social write that the collective option enforces collaboration and organisational goals, particularly important for those who work from home.

Business owners tend to hire and promote people who share their politics. This hurts performance because politically aligned managers tend to be less educated.

A generational perspective provides a unifying view of many aspects of American decline (in education, labour and health) over the last 60 years.

Read this latest blog post featuring GSoS Theme Lead, Joana Setzer ⬇️